Bikers from across county are planning to attend the Horry County council meeting on July 1 to show their unified support for continuing both rallies.
Hakim Harrell, CEO of Cycle Shoe International and promoter of the Memorial Day events held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, said bikers from across the county are planning to ride into the area earlier in the afternoon on the day of the council meeting to get organized and then attend the meeting.
“At this point we still have both bike rallies and what we need to do is sit down with city (of Myrtle Beach) officials and talk about how we can make the future bike weeks better," Harrell said. "The city has to be willing to talk and make an investment in trying to come up with plans to better organize the rallies. I feel that if we work closely together with both bike communities, we can convince them to reconsider their decision."
"At the end of the day," he said, "we are still going to go to Myrtle Beach anyway.”
On June 17, Myrtle Beach city council members approved a three mil property tax increase.
Council members said the tax money would be used to attract other visitors to replace the biker crowd, and council is also considering getting rid of bike rally vendors at Broadway at the Beach.
The Horry County council meeting starts at 6 p.m.
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